Collected Poems of A. E. Houseman (Wordsworth Poetry Library)
by A. E. Housman
from Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Housman's melodic and memorable poems have been popular for over a century. He writes typically of lost love, of the brevity of happiness, of young soldiers doomed to die. Admirers have found his work elegant and resonant; detractors have thought much of it mannered and glib. But Housman speaks with two voices: the smooth texts conceal a dark sub-text. This tormented and secretive man wrote poems alive with indirect self-disclosure.
The Collected Poems of A. E. Housman
by A. E. Housman
from Holt Paperbacks
A Shropshire Lad
A. E. Housman: A Reassessment
from Palgrave Macmillan
A Shropshire Lad
Black and white pen-and-ink drawings by Elinore Blaisdell. Some of Housman's best-known works, including "When I Was One-and-Twenty" and "To an Athlete Dying Young," among the 63 short poems making up this book. Originally published in 1896; this edition appeared toward the end of Housman's life.
A Shropshire Lad
by A. E. Housman
from Kessinger Publishing
Then My Soul Within Me Took Up The Blackbird's Strain, And Still Beside The Horses Along The Dewy Lane It Sang The Song Again.
The Name and Nature of Poetry: and Other Selected Prose
by A. E. Housman
from New Amsterdam Books
Lovers of Housman's poetry have generally been aware, from the Introductory Lecture (1892) to The Name and Nature of Poetry (1933), that he was a master of English prose. For better or worse, these are the opening gun and the last post of modernism.
English Authors Series - A. E. Housman Revisited (English Authors Series)
by Hoagwood
from Twayne Publishers
Series Editors: Kinley E. Roby, Northeastern University; Herbert Sussman, Northeastern University; Joseph Bartolomeo, University of Massachusetts; George Economou, University of Oklahoma; Arthur F. Kinney, University of Massachusetts
Twayne's United States Authors, English Authors, and World Authors Series present concise critical introductions to great writers and their works.
Devoted to critical interpretation and discussion of an author's work, each study takes account of major literary trends and important scholarly contributions and provides new critical insights with an original point of view. An Authors Series volume addresses readers ranging from advanced high school students to university professors. The book suggests to the informed reader new ways of considering a writer's work. A reader new to the work under examination will, after reading the Authors Series, be compelled to turn to the originals, bringing to the reading a basic knowledge and fresh critical perspectives. Each volume features:
- A critical, interpretive study and explication of the author's works
- A brief biography of the author
- An accessible chronology outlining the life, work, and relevant historical background of the author
- Aids for further study -- complete notes and references, a selected annotated bibliography, and an index
- A readable style presented in a manageable length
The name and nature of poetry
A Shropshire Lad
book is in a slip cover, decorations by Aldren Watson
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